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When I'm not busy blowing mine up, I've gotten about 5k rounds through mine so far. Most of those rounds are from matches using 147gr reloads. I apply Slide Glide and clean it about every 7-800 rounds and it gets extremely dirty from reloading with powders that leave lots of residue.
I find this pistol works better for me than the G34s and M&P 9 Pros that I've shot at the range. I'm not associated with any aftermarket manufacturer, but look up Springer Precision and Powder River Precision. I've not tried Canyon Creek, but they have a good reputation for producing quality XDM components. You can find anything from magwells to trigger kits and strikers, etc from them. I do have to say that the Powder River Precision trigger kits are amazing, and am saving to buy a Springer Precision magwell for IDPA and maybe a large Open variant for an Open division build.
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I agree with the above quote...and
I have an XDm in 9mm.During the past 2 years & 3 months of owning it I have over 7000 hand loads thru it with no serious problems. If you shoot nothing but factory loads like Win. white box 115gr. FMJ, the gun is clean, properly lubed and your gun has a fresh correct poundage recoil spring you will never have big problems. That goes for XDM, Glock, whatever.
When you run hand loads and change recoil spring rates that's when a gun is more likely to develop problems.
Too much recoil spring pounds the hell out of the breach face area. Too little spring beats up the frame and the slide.
I am no gunsmith not even an armorer but over the years I've learned that auto pistols are a balancing act.
With that said, all semi auto pistols that are shot a lot will wear faster than the same that is not shot alot.
If you shoot 15000 rounds a year you shouldn't have a problem with going thru it maintenance wise.
I cracked the breach face in my 9mm XDM 5.25. I thought by putting in a heavier recoil spring that would be easier on my gun...WRONG!
I was shooting everything from mild to hot 147gr to 100 gr bullets and somewhere in there it developed a crack in the breach face. MY FAULT.
Von Bark